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What Is A Makerspace? Does Your Coworking Space Need One?

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A significant investment is required to establish and maintain a makerspace, and safety protocols are critical given the use of potentially hazardous equipment. Establishing and maintaining a makerspace requires significant investment in equipment, materials, and space. These factors must be weighed against potential benefits.

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How to Establish Professional Development Goals to Help Build Your Dream Career

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Online career courses and books provide tools and knowledge, but not necessarily the direction you need. Career growth requires a solid strategic plan suited uniquely to you—that is where setting meaningful professional development goals, like the examples included below, can assist you most. Why set professional development goals?

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AI Is Transforming The Future Of Smart Buildings

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AI tools are highly touted to solve most challenges today with a broad range of capabilities and functions. The most exciting and flexible of these tools, machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), are becoming increasingly sophisticated and broader in application every year.

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Ep 251: Maria Smith on the Science and Benefits of Goal-Setting

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Maria Smith worked as a sales leader for Fortune 500 companies across three different industries, and now she helps leaders, employees, and organizations understand the science and benefits of goal-setting. Growing up as the daughter of an immigrant parent, goal-setting has always been a way of life for Maria.

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Customizing Coworking Spaces for Niche Markets: Smart Strategy Or Risky Move?

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By bringing together professionals with shared interests, goals, and challenges, operators can create environments where collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing thrive. These spaces should boast cutting-edge technology infrastructure, including advanced audiovisual equipment and smart conference rooms.

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Embrace Empathy, Innovation To Revolutionize Your Hybrid Meetings

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Resistance to hybrid work models often stems from leadership’s hesitation to leave traditional, face-to-face office modes of operation, requiring a mindset shift towards embracing digital tools, flexibility, and inclusivity as strategic assets in modern workplaces.

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Is Your Collaboration Smart?

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According to MacKay, it’s about more than just having the right tools. The Digital Transformation Journey Digital transformation and the adoption of unified communication (UC) tools vary significantly from business to business. She also highlighted the importance of resilience and adaptability in the face of change.